Background: From the 1950s to the mid-1970s, United Nations (UN) agencies were focused on protein malnutrition as the major worldwide nutritional problem. The goal of this review is to examine this era of protein malnutrition, the reasons for its demise, and the aftermath. Summary: The UN Protein Advisory Group was established in 1955. International conferences were largely concerned about prot...

Protein deficiency was reported to cause normocytic normochromic anaemia in rhesus monkeys (Sood et al., 1965). Adams et al., (1967) were impressed by the similarity between the anaemia in protein deficient rhesus monkeys and anaemia in kwashiorkor. Ghitis et al., {1963) and Allen & Dean {1965) were also of the opinion that protein deficiency was an important cause of anaemia in kwashiorkor. Th...

Background: From the 1950s to the mid-1970s, United Nations (UN) agencies were focused on protein malnutrition as the major worldwide nutritional problem. The goal of this review is to examine this era of protein malnutrition, the reasons for its demise, and the aftermath. Summary: The UN Protein Advisory Group was established in 1955. International conferences were largely concerned about prot...

John Waterlow, who celebrated his 90th birthday in June last year, is one of the most influential nutrition scientists of all time. I also know from family experience and peer testimony that he is a generous mentor and inspiring leader. The 1985 FAO/WHO/UNU report specifying human energy and protein requirements, the product of a consultation which he chaired, is (remarkably) still current in t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the predictive validity of 4 pressure ulcer risk assessment tools. METHODS Prospective clinical design in which 230 subjects free of pressure ulceration on admission were assessed using the Braden, Gosnell, Norton, and Waterlow scales within 48 hours of admission. Subjects' skin condition was assessed once every 24 hours for a minimum of 14 days to identify any skin break...

Energy requirements for growth can be separated into two components. One is the requirement for substrates from which to form the components of the new tissue, the other is the extra energy needed to meet the metabolic cost of growth. The first requirement is, of courae, absolute in so far as I g of new tissue containing, say, 25% fat and 15% protein cannot be deposited without a dietary supply...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is prevalent on large scale in hospitalized patients which increases morbidity and mortality, reduces the effectiveness of medical treatment in our hospitals and impairs the quality of life significantly. Early diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition is gaining the significance day by day. METHODS A prospective study was carried out to assess the effects of hypoprotein...

There is increasing awareness that the perennial problem of poor nutrition that has blighted the development of individuals and whole communities is not acceptable in a world where the potential resources are so plentiful, but not infinite. Personal, social, and national development is critically dependent upon good nutrition, and the health costs of not putting the knowledge we have into pract...

BACKGROUND From the 1950s to the mid-1970s, United Nations (UN) agencies were focused on protein malnutrition as the major worldwide nutritional problem. The goal of this review is to examine this era of protein malnutrition, the reasons for its demise, and the aftermath. SUMMARY The UN Protein Advisory Group was established in 1955. International conferences were largely concerned about prot...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of pre-existing malnutrition on the treatment outcome of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. METHODS One hundred and sixty three patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) below the age of 14 years with L1 and L2 FAB morphology were included in this study. Treatment protocol used was FBM. Patients were classified according to Waterlow classifica...